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cut in collapse: mix in with cutting motions; interrupt a dancing couple in order to take one of them as one's own partner; "Jim always cuts in!"; drive in front of another vehicle leaving too little space for that vehicle to maneuver comfortably; allow someone to have a share or profit

sled collapse: a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow; ride (on) a sled

abscond collapse: run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along; "The thief made off with our silver"; "the accountant absconded with the cash from the safe"

stonewall collapse: engage in delaying tactics or refuse to cooperate; "The President stonewalled when he realized the plot was being uncovered by a journalist"; obstruct or hinder any discussion; "Nixon stonewalled the Watergate investigation"; "When she doesn't like to face a problem, she simply stonewalls"

recede collapse: become faint or more distant; "the unhappy memories of her childhood receded as she grew older"; move back and away from; "The enemy fell back"

emblem collapse: special design or visual object representing a quality, type, group, etc.; a visible symbol representing an abstract idea

ticket collapse: the appropriate or desirable thing; "this car could be just the ticket for a small family"; a commercial document showing that the holder is entitled to something (as to ride on public transportation or to enter a public entertainment); a summons issued to an offender (especially to someone who violates a traffic regulation); provide with a ticket for passage or admission; "Ticketed passengers can board now"; issue a ticket or a fine to as a penalty; "I was fined for parking on the wrong side of the street"; "Move your car or else you will be ticketed!"

time and motion study collapse: an analysis of a specific job in an effort to find the most efficient method in terms of time and effort

tie collapse: a cord (or string or ribbon or wire etc.) with which something is tied; "he needed a tie for the packages"; a horizontal beam used to prevent two other structural members from spreading apart or separating; "he nailed the rafters together with a tie beam"; one of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track; "the British call a railroad tie a sleeper"; (music) a slur over two notes of the same pitch; indicates that the note is to be sustained for their combined time value; equality of score in a contest; form a knot or bow in; "tie a necktie"; limit or restrict to; "I am tied to UNIX"; "These big jets are tied to large airports"; finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.; "The teams drew a tie"; fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord; "They tied their victim to the chair"; unite musical notes by a tie; make by tying pieces together; "The fishermen tied their flies"

spray collapse: flower arrangement consisting of a single branch or shoot bearing flowers and foliage; a jet of vapor; a quantity of small objects flying through the air; "a spray of bullets"; a pesticide in suspension or solution; intended for spraying; water in small drops in the atmosphere; blown from waves or thrown up by a waterfall; scatter in a mass or jet of droplets; "spray water on someone"; "spray paint on the wall"; cover by spraying with a liquid; "spray the wall with paint"; be discharged in sprays of liquid; "Water sprayed all over the floor"

phonograph record collapse: sound recording consisting of a disk with a continuous groove; used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracks in the groove

mace collapse: a ceremonial staff carried as a symbol of office or authority; spice made from the dried fleshy covering of the nutmeg seed; (trademark) a liquid that temporarily disables a person; prepared as an aerosol and sprayed in the face, it irritates the eyes and causes dizziness and immobilization

slippage collapse: failing to hold or slipping out of place; "the knots allowed no slippage"; a decrease of transmitted power in a mechanical system caused by slipping; decline from a standard level of performance or achievement

laborer collapse: someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor

perfuse collapse: force a fluid through (a body part or tissue); "perfuse a liver with a salt solution"

douse collapse: slacken; "douse a rope"; lower quickly; "douse a sail"; wet thoroughly; put out, as of a candle or a light; "Douse the lights"

pull in collapse: move into (a station) of trains; "The bullet train drew into Tokyo Station"

get the better of collapse: win a victory over; "You must overcome all difficulties"; "defeat your enemies"; "He overcame his shyness"; "She conquered here fear of mice"; "He overcame his infirmity"; "Her anger got the better of her and she blew up"

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